Flaked cereal and process of preparing same.



ORIEL M. GRAVES, OF ODESSA, WASHINGTON.

FLAKED CEREAL AND PROCESS OF PREPARING SAME,

1,060,449. No Drawing.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application filed October 31, 1912. Serial No. 728,882.

My inventlon relates to an improved foool product and process of preparing the same,

the object of the invention being to provide a food product which is highly wholesome and nutritive, of an agreeable appearance and taste, and in condition to be easily digested without-preliminary cooking before consumption.

In carrying my invention into practice I take selected whole wheat grains and cook the same slowly in sweetened water until thoroughly done. The grains are then partially dried in an oven or otherwise, and finally run in a suitably separated condition through hot fluted rolls, whereby the grains are dried and at the same time flattened out in flakes or wafers having a crimped or fluted appearance.

the product. By the process of first thoroughly' cooking the grains, then partially but not completely drying the same, and finally driving off the remaining moisture throughthe medium of the hot rolls the particles of the grain are broken up or dis integrated sutficlently to insure the complete digestion or dextrinizing of the starch. A food product is thus-provided which is wholesome, of fine taste, flavor and appearance and capable of being readily digested when eaten.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A food product consisting of cooked flattened whole wheat grain in the form of crimped flakes.

2. A food product consisting of flat-tened, crimped, sweetened, boiled and dry heated whole wheat grains.

3. The process of preparing the herein described food product, which consists in first slowly cooking whole wheat grains in sweetened water until thoroughly cooked, then partially drying the same, and then completely drying, flattening and crimping the grains by passing them through hot fluted rolls.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORIEL M. GRAVES.

Witnesses W. M. NEvINs, J. A. WALKER. 

